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Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen

In research, Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,486 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,064
of 28,054 · #29,797 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,061
of 1,178
Research works
400
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,486 of 10,521 11.8%105 #7789

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.87× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.99× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen?

Ranked on the composite score, Jörn Rüsen, Hans‐Georg Soeffner and Volker M. Heins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen.

  1. 1 Jörn Rüsen Germany · #138,787 worldwide 36 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Hans‐Georg Soeffner Germany · #161,897 worldwide 42 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Volker M. Heins Germany · #483,958 worldwide 11 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Literature, History, Cultural Sociology, Neoliberalism, Governance and Social Theory.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Gender14▲ 22×15 topics
  2. Identity12▲ 14×16 topics
  3. Literature10▲ 16×11 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 4.0×12 topics
  5. History9▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Cultural Sociology9▲ 583×2 topics
  7. Neoliberalism9▲ 21×7 topics
  8. Governance8▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Social Theory8▲ 247×2 topics
  10. Social Innovation8▲ 43×3 topics
  11. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse7▲ 152×2 topics
  12. Cultural Studies7▲ 16×7 topics
  13. Bildungsungleichheit7▲ 199×1 topic
  14. Ethnografisches Schreiben7▲ 199×1 topic
  15. Imperialism7▲ 70×3 topics
  16. Class Struggle6▲ 159×2 topics
  17. Philosophical Anthropology6▲ 577×2 topics
  18. Epistemic Practices6▲ 759×1 topic
  19. Sociological History6▲ 759×1 topic
  20. Philosophy6▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Social History6▲ 61×4 topics
  22. Capitalism6▲ 75×4 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis6▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Language Variation6▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Ethics6▲ 10×9 topics
  26. Sociology6▲ 35×8 topics
  27. Nationalism6▲ 10×9 topics
  28. Psychoanalysis6▲ 58×3 topics
  29. Sexuality6▲ 64×2 topics
  30. Marxism5▲ 106×2 topics
  31. Forced Laborers5▲ 223×1 topic
  32. Narrative5▲ 27×6 topics
  33. Nazi Propaganda5▲ 223×1 topic
  34. Gender Studies5▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Colonialism5▲ 8.1×10 topics
  36. Leadership4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Migration4▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Religion4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  39. Labor Theory of Value4▲ 153×1 topic
  40. Uneven and Combined Development4▲ 153×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, German Social Sciences and History, Linguistic research and analysis and European history and politics.

Sociology and Education …7Sociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksGerman Social Sciences a…6German Social Sciences and History: 6 fractional worksLinguistic research and …6Linguistic research and analysis: 6 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…5European history and politics: 5 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma,…3Memory, History, Trauma, Identity: 3 fractional worksGerman legal, social, and political studies: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsPolitical Science and International RelationsSocial Psychology2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 German Social Sciences and History Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 6 works
  4. 4 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 3 works
  8. 8 German legal, social, and political studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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